A nonhomogeneous Dirichlet problem for a nonlinear pseudoparabolic equation arising in the flow of second-grade fluid (Q2398557)

Summary: We study the following initial-boundary value problem \(\{u_t-(\mu(t)+\alpha(t)(\partial/\partial t))(\partial^2u/\partial x^2+(\gamma/x)(\partial u/\partial x))+f(u)=f_1(x,t)\), \(1<x<R\), \(t>0\); \(u(1,t)=g_1(t)\), \(u(R,t)=g_R(t)\); \(u(x,0)=\tilde u_0(x)\}\), where \(\gamma>0\), \(R>1\) are given constants and \(f,f_1,g_1,g_R,\tilde u_0,\alpha\), and \(\mu\) are given functions. In Part 1, we use the Galerkin method and compactness method to prove the existence of a unique weak solution of the problem above on \((0,T)\), for every \(T>0\). In Part 2, we investigate asymptotic behavior of the solution as \(t\to+\infty\). In Part 3, we prove the existence and uniqueness of a weak solution of problem \(\{u_t-(\mu(t)+\alpha(t)(\partial/\partial t))(\partial^2u/\partial x^2+(\gamma/x)(\partial u/\partial x))+f(u)=f_1(x,t)\), \(1<x<R\), \(t>0\); \(u(1,t)=g_1(t)\), \(u(R,t)=g_R(t)\}\) associated with a `\((\eta,T)\)-periodic condition' \(u(x,0)=\eta u(x,T)\), where \(0<|\eta|\leq1\) is given constant.